All he was going to get was one half-court prayer for a chance at $5,000 and something most Auburn basketball fans have never seen before, and Bass wasn't sure he had enough time race back to half-court, turn and launch a prayer.

Bass made his decision. After collecting the ball near the baseline, Bass raced back towards the other basket and let fly a step before the half-court line.

By making that shot, Bass became the first Auburn student in any Auburn official's memory to win the Golden Flake Tuition Shootout, a 24-second challenge that requires a student to make a layup, free throw, 3-pointer and half-court shot.

Fail to make all four shots, and a student wins a Golden Flake Prize Pack. Make all four, and a student earns $5,000.

A lot can happen in those 24 seconds. Dozens of students have failed.

Bass, who was randomly selected after putting his name in an Enter to Win box, made the layup right away, knocked down the free throw easily, but then he hit a snag.

His first 3-pointer, an attempt from the left wing, missed rim, net and everything else. His second bounced off the back iron. At this point, most students fall short, but Bass buried his 3-pointer, and then all it took was one quick decision.

Immediately after the shot, it wasn't clear if Bass had gotten the shot off in time, but an Auburn spokesman confirmed that Bass, a sophomore from Murfreesboro, Tenn., who hasn't settled on a major, had won the grand prize.